Born in Bogotá in 1985, DANIEL ALVARADO BONILLA began his musical training studying electric and classical guitar. After obtaining his diploma as an instrumentalist, he decided to dedicate himself to composition and chose France to continue his studies. He studied with Edith Lejet, Martin Matalon, and later with Stefano Gervasoni at the CNSMDP. In 2017, he took the composition and music informatics course at IRCAM.

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After his higher studies, he collaborated with ensembles and soloists such as Pablo Márquez, Cameron Crozman, the Xenon Saxophone Quartet, the Ensemble Itinéraire, the Ensemble Almaviva, the Ensemble Alkymia, the Ensemble BRuCH, and the Quatuor Diotima. His works have been performed in various countries and at prestigious venues and festivals such as the Centre Pompidou, the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon, the Cité de la Voix in Vézelay, the Venice Biennale, the Manifeste Festival, the Scène Nationale in Orléans, within the framework of the France-Colombia Year, and on the radio program Création Mondiale on Radio France.

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Daniel Alvarado Bonilla has been part of the residents at the artistic residency of the Casa de Velázquez (AFM - French Academy in Madrid - 2023 - 2024). In 2024, he entered the doctoral research and creation program SACRe at PSL University (Paris Sciences et Lettres), in collaboration with the École Normale Supérieure and the Paris Conservatory. Part of his catalog is published by Babel Scores.